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Alternative 9/11 trial sites have pitfalls too

Originally published: January 29, 2010 9:47 PM
Updated: January 29, 2010 10:36 PM
By ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO  anthony.destefano@newsday.com

West Point is being considered as an alternative

Photo credit: AP | West Point is being considered as an alternative to lower Manhattan for the Sept. 11 terrorist trial. (March 6, 2008)

With word the Obama administration is dropping its plan to try 9/11 suspects in lower Manhattan, experts say many of the potential alternatives have pitfalls, too.

Military bases appear to offer the best alternative, but millions of dollars in construction would be needed to ready such sites, said security and legal experts.

State and federal prisons have also been mentioned as has the...

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